Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level: 8
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Joe Nguyen began the action with a raise to 2,400 from early position before Jason Phung went all-in for 15,700 from the big blind.
"It's your lucky day," said Nguyen as he made the call to put Phung at risk.
Jason Phung: A♦7♠
Joe Nguyen: Q♣10♦
The flop kept Phung in the lead when it came K♦6♠4♦.
There was no drama on the 4♠ turn or the 6♦ river as Phung secured the double up against Nguyen.
A series of raises led to Omari Mims-Mitchell going all-in and being at risk for 52,500 against Stephen Goldstein as they went to a showdown.
Omari Mims-Mitchell: A♥K♥
Stephen Goldstein: Q♣Q♦
Goldstein held the lead, but it quickly went in favor of Mims-Mitchell when the dealer fanned out A♦8♣J♦ to give Mims-Mitchell a pair of aces.
The standings were not altered on the 6♠ turn or the 2♦ river as Mims-Mitchell got up from his chair in excitement after he secured a big double-up.
Level: 7
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
Seng Yang went all-in for his final 12,200 from early position before Francis Nguyen made the call from the next seat over to put Yang at risk.
Seng Yang: 6♠6♦
Francis Nguyen: 9♥9♦
The K♥5♠J♥ flop kept Nguyen in the lead as Yang had two outs twice to stay alive in the tournament.
Yang would not find the six he needed on the 3♠ turn or the 2♠ river to award Nguyen the pot and eliminate Yang.
Matthew Williams went all-in for 8,600 from under the gun before Dean Calilung called from the next seat over. Michael Caetano also went all-in for 22,500, and Calilung called again to put both Williams and Caetano at risk.
Matthew Williams: A♣9♠
Michael Caetano: K♣Q♣
Dean Calilung: A♦Q♦
The 10♥10♠6♣ flop presented some chop opportunities between Williams and Calilung.
Calilung maintained her lead on the 8♠ turn, and the 5♥ river awarded her the pot as both Williams and Caetano were eliminated.
Paramvir Sandhu opened to 2,200 from under the gun before Dean Calilung made the call from early position. Michael Caetano three-bet to 7,500. Sandhu made the call while Calilung folded.
Both players checked the K♥A♦7♠ flop, and the 9♠ turn to bring the 5♦ river.
Sandhu chose to fire 12,000 on the river, which led to a fold from Caetano.
Level: 6
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Lewis Hudnell limped from early position before Ricardo Bibat opted to raise to 2,600 from the cutoff. Ravinder Sharma called on the button before Nicholas Iriarte joined with a call from the small blind. Sok Chean responded with a three-bet all-in for 7,600 from the big blind. Hudnell folded, but Bibat, Sharma, and Iriarte all called to make it four-handed.
The J♦8♦4♣ flop led to a pair of checks from Iriarte before Bibat bet 5,000. Sharma called, while Iriarte bowed out with a fold.
The 5♣ turn led to a check from Bibat before Sharma went all-in. Bibat quickly called to go to a showdown against Sharma and Chean.
Sok Chean: A♠Q♥
Ravinder Sharma: 3♣3♦
Ricardo Bibat: A♣8♣
Bibat had the best of it with his pair of eights with one card to go.
The 10♠ river did not alter the standings as Bibat took down the pot and knocked out Sharma and Chean in the process.
2025-26 RunGood Poker Series Player of the Year Craig Welko was honored during the break with an unveiling of a banner commemorating his achievement during the RGPS Passport Season.
Welko racked up 30 cashes to accumulate 2,205.58 points and earn Player of the Year honors.